Though Napoleon Bonaparte is best known for his role as a political and military leader and strategist during the French Revolution, he also was a superstitious man who claimed on multiple occasions that a Little Red Man of Destiny was present in guiding his thoughts and actions.

According to legend, every time an important event was going to occur at the Tuileries Palace, the Little Red Man of Destiny would appear. This includes Henry IV seeing him before his own assassination, and Marie Antoinette seeing him before a mob overtook the palace and ended the monarchy.

As the legend goes, the Little Red Man of Destiny appeared to Napoleon in Egypt in 1798 to tell Napoleon that he had 10 years to enjoy success on the battlefield in Europe. He also is said to have appeared to Napoleon several other times.

Napoleon's belief in the Little Red Man of Destiny is well-documented, though no others actually saw this same figure.